Grenfell Support News, Issue 39, September 7, 2018

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Back in the borough - KAA
returns to Silchester Road

Over the summer Kensington Aldridge
Academy (KAA) has moved from its
temporary accommodation back to its
purpose-built school on Silchester Road.
The move back was overwhelmingly
supported by students, parents and staff
- with over 90 per cent voting to return -
and ensures the Academy can continue to
deliver the best possible education.

The temporary accommodation in
Wormwood Scrubs will remain in place
should the school need to use it this year
and KAA continues to have in place the
same range and provision of therapy and
counselling services as last year to support
students as they need to.

The summer also saw the Academy receive
its first ever set of A Level results and they
were delighted with what the founder
sixth-form students achieved: sixty two per
cent of all their results were A*-B, with a 99.6
per cent pass rate achieved. Nearly 100 per
cent of students have been able to secure
university places, including two at
Oxford University.

Having received an Outstanding rating in all
categories from Ofsted last year, the
Academy is happy to be home and back at
the heart of the community.

KAA is a non-selective community school
taking pupils based purely on distance. Over
the next couple of months KAA will be
hosting a number of open days, the details
of which are below.

Open days for September 2019 entry to
Year 7 and Sixth Form:

Year 7 Open Evenings

Tuesday 25 September, 4.30pm-7.30pm
Wednesday 17 October, 4.30pm-7.30pm

IN THIS EDITION

2 Activities programme
at The Curve
Community Centre

3 Grenfell Health and
Wellbeing Service
open evening

3 Support and information
around the Grenfell
Tower Inquiry

4 Fitness instructor
qualification for
disabled adults

4 Housing update

4 Support services on offer

Year 7 Open Mornings

Wednesday 3 October, 9am-10.30am
Thursday 4th October, 9am-10.30am

Year 12 Opening Evenings

Thursday 11 October 2018,5pm-8pm
Thursday 8 November 2018,5pm-8pm

OK not to feel OK campaign visits NHS Recovery College

Monday 10 September is World Suicide
Prevention Day. To find out more about
how people can get help and support
if they are struggling emotionally and
physically, we paid a visit to The Central
and North West London (CNWL)
Recovery and Wellbeing College in
Kilburn, north west London.

The college builds on the national drive
to create a society where people with
mental health difficulties have access
to the same opportunities in life as
everyone else.

It has a range of courses and workshops
to help build support systems and to
remove the stigma associated with
mental and physical health.

Their services and resources are
available to people who use CNWL NHS
Foundation Trust's services, their
supporters (friends, family or carers) and
CNWL staff.

We hope that places like the Recovery
College together with the 'OK not to feel
OK' campaign will encourage people to
talk more openly about their mental
health challenges. So if you or a loved
one is struggling please visit:
oknottofeelok.org.

To find out more about the NHS
Recovery College visit cnwl.nhs.uk/
recovery-college or for a prospectus
call 020 3214 5686 or email
recoverycollege.cnwl@nhs.net

You can find the video we filmed
at the college on our Twitter

(@GrenfellSupport) from
Monday 10 September.

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Activities programme at The Curve Community Centre

Monday 10 September Thursday 13 September

Friday 14 September

• 10am-12noon -ABC Early Years
with Mithal for children up to four
years old. Learn, play and educate
(drop-in)

• 2pm-4pm - Grenfell Support
Services - drop-in advice and
guidance for all

• 6.30-7.30pm - Zumba with Paula
forages 18 plus

Tuesday 11 September

• 10.30am-12.30pm - CV workshop
and job search workshop with
Jasmine from NOVA. All ages welcome
(drop-in)

• 10am-3pm - Fouzia's Sewing Club -
drop-in sewing club for all, grow your
skills, knit and natter

• lOam-llam - Citizens Advice -
come along for free, confidential and
impartial advice (drop-in)

• 5pm-7pm -Arabic language classes
for ages seven plus. Booking required,
email thecurve@rbkc.gov.uk

Wednesday 12 September

• 10am-12noon -World coffee
morning - free and open to all for a
coffee and a chat

• 10.30am-12.30pm - CV workshop
and job search workshop with
Jasmine from NOVA. All ages welcome
(drop-in)

• 1pm-5pm - Drug and alcohol
support session (drop-in)

• 4pm-6pm - Mind Wellbeing
Workshop -10 spaces available.

To book, email

andreia.miguel@rbkc.gov.uk

• 4pm-7pm - A

Girls youth
group for
ages 13 plus.
Run by Laura
for emotional
health and
wellbeing.

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• 10am -11am - Citizens Advice.

Come along for free, confidential and
impartial advice (drop-in)

• 11am-12noon -Zumbini: Zumba for
children up to four years old (drop-in)

lOam-llam - Citizens Advice.

Come along for free, confidential and
impartial advice (drop-in)

10.30am-11.30am - Adults Yoga
with Dimitris for ages 18 plus (drop-in)
2pm-6pm - Home Office. Drop-in
for help with immigration and
passport issues

3pm-5pm - Clarion Housing Group
-Job search sessions. Open to
everyone to help with job applications
and CV writing (drop-in)

5pm-7pm - Arabic language
classes for ages seven plus.
Registration is required, please
email thecurve@rbkc.gov.uk

The opening times for the creche at The Curve are:

Monday and Tuesday: 9am to 3pm

Wednesday and Friday: 10am to 5pm
Thursday: 10am to 12noon

To book a place in the creche, call 020 7221 9836
or email thecurve@rbkc.gov.uk

The Curve Community Centre, 10 Bard Road, London W10 6TP

Some sessions need to be booked in advance to secure your place, so email
thecurve@rbkc.gov.uk and they will confirm your reservation by return.

JPL For a full list of events visit grenfellsupport.org.uk/thecurve/events

This information is provided weekly by The Curve Community Centre.
For more information call 020 7221 9836

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Grenfell Health and Wellbeing Service open evening

Residents are invited to an open evening of
the Grenfell Health and Wellbeing Service

on Wednesday 12 September from
4pm to 7pm at St Charles 1 Health and
Wellbeing Centre,Exmoor Street, —
W10 6DZ.

This is your chance to meet the staff and
managers of the service, find out more
about the work they do and the future
of the service as well as see their
newly-designed base at St Charles'

Health and Wellbeing Centre, which is
one of the service's therapy centres.

Refreshments will be served. For more
information on CNWL NHS services, please
visit bit.ly/2PEzHh9

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Volunteer some time to give back
to the community

Could you support an older person to
keep active for one to two hours a
week for nine weeks? Whether it's
taking someone for a walk to the park
or providing encouragement for
indoor exercise regimes, helping
someone who is less able is a great
way to give back to your community
and do something good.

Volunteers are fully trained and
supported, receiving practical
training from the NHS's local
Community Independence
Service team.

This opportunity, led by Bishop
Creighton House, aims to tackle the
problems caused by social isolation
and disadvantage.

If you're a good communicator who is
caring and empathetic, register your
interest today and see the positive
changes you can make in somebody's
life. Hours are flexible to fit around
your schedule. You can find out more
and register your interest on the Do It
website bit.ly/2o06aWL

Volunteers must be aged 17+ and
complete a full DBS check.

Support and information
around the Grenfell Tower
Inquiry

Phase one of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry resumed
on Monday 3 September. Over the coming
weeks, evidence will be provided by firefighters,
emergency service responders and senior
figures from London Fire Brigade. The inquiry
is then scheduled to hear evidence from
bereaved families, survivors and local residents
in October, before moving to expert witnesses
in late November.

The inquiry is held at Holborn Bars, 138-142

Holborn, EC1N 2SW, where members of the
public are able to attend if they wish.

The evidence provided at the inquiry will feature
videos, pictures and first person accounts from
the night of the tragedy. This could cause
distress and feelings of anxiety. There is a range
of support on offer to anyone who feels affected
by the inquiry. The Grenfell NHS Health and
Wellbeing Service and Hestia are available
throughout the inquiry. Support is also available
online at the Grenfell Wellbeing website where
you can self refer: grenfellwellbeing.com

You can keep up to date with the inquiry by
following @Grenfelllnquiry on Twitter. For all
information on evidence, discussions, news and
the inquiry schedule, visit

grenfelltowerinquiry.org.uk. The inquiry is
streamed live on YouTube and links to the
stream are shared on the inquiry Twitter page
each morning (twitter.com/Grenfelllnquiry)
and are shared by Grenfell Support
(twitter.com/GrenfellSupport).

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Support services on offer

Anyone who would like to speak to
the police in relation to the investigation
into the Grenfell tragedy is asked to
contact the Met Police on

0800 0324539

Important contacts

Grenfell Enquiries service

A one-stop-shop for support, advice
and guidance around Grenfell. More
information here grenfellsupport.org.
uk/grenfell-enquiries
Call 020 7745 6414

Cruse Bereavement Care

Call the Freephone helpline on

0808 8081677 or email
helpline@cruse.org.uk

The helpline is open Monday-Friday
from 9.30am to 5pm. Extended hours
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
evenings until 8pm.

Replacement UK passports,
visas or immigration queries

Call the Home Office advice line on
0300 303 2832. The line is open
24 hours.

Air quality and smoke exposure

If you have concerns about
any symptoms, see your GP and
mention Grenfell they will be able to
direct you appropriately.

Housing support

If you have any questions about housing

or want to find out who

your housing officer is please call

0800 137 111 or 020 7361 3008

Victim support

Call 08081689 111 for practical and
emotional support, or visit

victimsupport.org.uk The line
isopen 24 hours a day.

You can also get emotional and practical
support at The Curve Community
Centre Call 020 7221 9836

Upcoming meetings

Residents welcome to attend.

Leadership Team Meeting

Wednesday 19 September, 6.30pm
Kensington Town Hall

Grenfell Recovery Scrutiny Committee

Monday 15 October, 6.30pm
Kensington Town Hall

Full Council

Wednesday 17 October, 6.30pm
Kensington Town Hall

Grenfell Tower and Grenfell Walk
rehousing progress update

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Fitness instructor qualification for adults
with disabilities

The InstructAbility project is coming to North
Kensington to give adults with disabilities
the opportunity to earn a qualification as
a fitness instructor.

The programme includes a work placement
for gaining experience in an
exciting and sporty workplace and
undertake community outreach.

Successful candidates will gain
a YMCAfit Level 2 Gym Instructor
qualification and a CPD Module
in function fitness to deliver
inclusive exercise.

Applicants must be:

• Disabled and unemployed

• Aged 16 plus

• Experienced and familiar with
gym equipment

• Able to commit to all training
and work placement dates
(information on website)

Want to find out more? Visit the
InstructAbility website to read
the full course programme and
to apply for a place

www.instructability.org.uk

For more information, email

instructability1@aspire.org.uk

Hestia and the Central and North West London NHS
Foundation Trust are based overnight at the Notting Hill
Methodist Church, Lancaster Road from 10pm to 8am.

Pop in for a chat and support.

The newsletter is
also available in
Arabic and Farsi
languages.

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